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What can you do to make your advising appointments more productive?
- Read the Undergraduate Catalog and become familiar with the basic requirements and core courses of your major.
- Be aware of important dates on the academic calendar. The Office of the Registrar publishes an update of important deadlines in the printed and web versions of the Class Schedule. Dates for changing your grade base, dropping and adding, late withdrawal and graduation application deadlines are important, and most require some assistance from your advisor. Know what the dates are and try to avoid waiting until the last minute to act on them.
- Make an appointment in advance of your registration date. Most advisors don't do their best advising when they are in the hallway, rushing off to class being pursued by a student who just needs to have a signature on their course registration. Faculty are busy with teaching, research, outreach, and even have other advising responsibilities. Call a couple days ahead or stop by their office to set up an appointment. If you can't make your scheduled appointment, call to cancel and reschedule.
- Go to sessions prepared. Make sure you get a hold of your APAS report, either by visiting Onestop's APAS page and printing your own, or picking one up from the Office of the Registrar. Having the APAS sheet will allow you and your advisor to know exactly where you stand in relation to your graduation requirements. You should also make a list of courses that you know you need to take or are considering for the next semester. Use your session to review your course list or to ask about other courses, rather than expecting the advisor to come up with your course load for you. Your advisor will be willing to suggest another course to meet your program requirements, but probably won't be excited about helping you look for "something I can fit in at 11 a.m."
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